The Ministry of Health organizes a scientific day for multiple sclerosis to enhance societal awareness
The Ministry of Health and Population organized a scientific day in conjunction with the International Day for Multiple Sclerosis, which corresponds to the twenty -seventh of May of each year, in cooperation with a number of relevant authorities, and with the participation of a group of professors and neurologists, representatives of medical and academic institutions, and civil society organizations, interested in sponsoring multiple sclerosis patients And their support.
& nbsp; Complications associated with the disease.
& nbsp; To develop treatment plans, provide medicines, and increase the number of specialized units at the level of the Republic. And the costs associated with it. Facilitating the access of the service to remote areas by providing a distance examination and evaluation services, in cooperation with a group of university professors, in a way that contributes to ensuring an integrated and high -quality medical service, within the framework of the state’s plan to support patients and alleviate their suffering. Zayed Al Nahyan, that early diagnosis represents the biggest challenge in the face of the disease, due to the similarity of its symptoms with many other neurological diseases, which leads to a great delay in its discovery, and indicated that the patient database in Egypt has monitored the presence of about 50 thousand cases, treatment of them is about 20 thousand patients within the treatment system at the expense of the state and health insurance. Discovered and has not yet reached the care and treatment system, as a result of the absence of societal awareness, and the lack of a single diagnostic test for the disease, stressing that multiple sclerosis is the first reason for disability among young people after road accidents, and stressed that supporting awareness and training service providers is the main entrance to improve early detection and reduce disability rates. Princess Fatima Academy for Vocational Training, that the training of health service providers is a major axis in supporting the state’s efforts for early diagnosis of multiple sclerosis, noting that the academy attaches special importance to building the capabilities of medical teams from various specializations, with the aim of raising their efficiency in dealing with the symptoms of the disease that may interfere with other diseases, which facilitates early detection and contributes to improving treatment opportunities and reducing complications, and added that the academy is working on Updating training programs to include the latest science in the tools of diagnostic and integrated care, in order to reduce the mental, motor and financial burden on patients and their families, and reduce pressure on the health system. Multiple, striving to provide direct support to patients, and spread awareness of the disease in various governorates, within an effective partnership with government agencies and the scientific community, and emphasized that the association participates in the activities of the International Day under the slogan & quot; overcoming the difficulties of diagnosis & quot; through campaigns and initiatives aimed at bridging the early discovery gap, enhancing patients’ awareness, families and service providers of the importance of diagnosis and treatment at the time The appropriate.
